Iplanet Web proxy Server 3.6

[Kathleen]

Sometimes in my error log for the proxy I see the following errors....
catastrophe: caught SIGSEGV or SIGBUS
and
warning: accept failed (No buffer space available)
How do I fix this?
I saw that others had posted about netscape proxy server here and got answers....just hoping someone has some insite.
Thanks

[jeff go]

hi kathleen

maybe this is not the answer you are looking for...but I deployed iPlanet web proxy on a Solaris machine and everytime I ran into issues, I looked up the site:
knowledgebase.iplanet.com
and i have found answers to a lot of my questions

hope this helps..and no offense to the forum members..:)

thanks

[Jeff Schussele · Accepted solution]

Hi Kathleen,

The SIGSEGV error means the app tried to cross a memory boundary it shouldn't OR exceed a memory limit it can't.
The SIGBUS means an attempt was made to access an unaligned address or a memory location to which the process has incorrect access rights.

These could be pointing out a limitation in your kernel parameters or swap space allocation or that your just plain maxxing out a server resource - such as RAM.

The accept failed is definitely pointing that out. It can't accept that connection as it doesn't have the resource (buffer space) it needs to do so.

Now these accept faileds aren't necessarily indicative of a big problem. A heavily utilized server, in the normal course of operations, may encounter these & the connection will just retry & be successful the next time.

You should check the /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log file for any OS generated errors & possibly check the system under load with glance to see if you're reaching system limits due to kernel parameters set too low, not enough RAM or swap space for the app, etc.

Rgds,
Jeff

[Steven Gillard_2]

You could also try installing SP1, available from:

http://wwws.sun.com/software/products/web_proxy/home_web_proxy.html

Click on "patches and support" in the right panel, then scroll down to the proxy SP1 link.

The "no buffer space available" error is quite common with web based applications on HPUX 11. It occurs when a connection is reset while its in the process of being accept()ed. Ie a user hitting the 'stop' button on a browser at the right (or wrong) time will cause this error. Its not serious and can be safely ignored.

Regards,
Steve